Exam 23: Mathematics Review and Medication Administration

To help relax the anal sphincter during the insertion of a suppository,the nurse should ask the patient to ____________.

The smallest amount is expressed by the fraction:

The product of 5/6 * 1/2 is:

The average adult dose of Phenergan is 50 mg.Using Young's rule for a 10-year-old,the nurse should calculate the dosage as:

The sum of 3/4 and 7/8 is:

2.5 * 2 equals:

Lanoxin 0.125 mg is to be given.The nurse converts the dose to how many grams?

Atropine 0.4 mg is to be given.Ampule is labeled gr 1/150/mL.The nurse should give:

What should the nurse do with an injection of 2 mL of Demerol that the patient has refused? Select all that apply.

When rounded to the nearest tenth,6.147 is expressed as:

0.9% expressed as a decimal is:

6 mg = ____ g

In some health care facilities,the LPN/LVN is allowed to take telephone orders from a physician.The nurse must be alert and careful when taking verbal orders.One precaution the nurse should take is to:

When performing an intradermal injection,the nurse instills a small amount of substance into the dermis and the injection is not aspirated.One of the uses of this technique is screening for:

The main organ that inactivates and metabolizes drugs is the:

Divide 3/4 by 1/5.

The medication order reads "Ibuprofen 600 mg PO tid." The bottle is labeled "Ibuprofen 200 mg/tab." The nurse should give:

Important considerations are to be followed when administering medications to prevent errors.Shortcuts should not be taken,and principles should be adhered to.One of these principles is:

When the patient complains about his IV lines and asks if he can have the medication by mouth,the nurse explains that the main problem related to the oral route is that:

The nurse administered a sedative to an older adult who was having difficulty sleeping.Later,the patient was walking the halls and becoming agitated.The nurse recognizes this behavior as a response to the drug called: